Why do many parents still blame themselves if their child becomes a bad person?

[CelineBV]

Even when the parents tried their best but the child grows up messed up... why do they still blame themselves? Even if they did nothing why do they still feel guilty?

For instance, Lionel Dahmer (serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer's father) is still alive. He's now a very sad old man and was blaming himself. He kept asking what he could've done differently to help his son, to stop him from murdering, to change things. His child was already an adult by he did horrible things. Why would he feel bad and blame himself? He's crying right here.

[TsAubreyKate]

Because they’re responsible for the child a lot of people neglect their children emotionally all you gotta do is spend time with them that’s why people say don’t let money raise your kid you can’t prepare the path for the child instead prepare the child for the path

[jahaims]

Just because you tried your best doesn't mean you did a good job. Parents help form their child's thoughts and feelings about everything. So as a parent you would feel partly responsible if you have a fuck up as a kid.

[emperor90]

Cause of hoe they raised them

[CelineBV]

Yet sometimes they can be totally innocent of their child's personality. Sometimes their child is just a bad seed from the beginning, bad to the bone.

[CelineBV]

The parents can only do so much but afterwards, it depends on the child to make their own choices.